11 Western Michigan Districts Select Infinite Campus

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Paul A. Mulder, Allendale Public Schools, (616) 892-3483
Randall Bos, Black River Public Schools, (616) 355-0055
Judy Hoebeke, Caledonia Community Schools, (616) 891-0218 ext. 7965
Dr. Kevin O’Neill, Coopersville Area Public Schools, (616) 997-3200
Sue Swanson, Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools, (616) 233-5807
Lexie Coxon, Creative Technologies Academy, (616) 696-4905
Timothy Purkey, Grandville Public Schools, (616) 254-6557
Diane M. Talo, Holland Public Schools, (616) 494-2060
Larry J. Lethorn, Newaygo Public Schools, (231) 652-6984
Greg Shepard, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, (616) 738-8940
Dave Zimmer, West Ottawa Public Schools, (616) 738-5710
Stephen Braunius, Zeeland Public Schools, (616) 748-4532
Michael Palmer, Optimal Solutions, (616) 281-6040
Kim Schroeder, Infinite Campus, (651) 204-3260

Eleven Western Michigan School Districts Select Infinite Campus as Their New Student Information System

Aug. 24, 2006 - Arden Hills, Minn., - Infinite Campus, Inc. of Arden Hills, Minn. today announced that Allendale Public Schools, Black River Public Schools, Caledonia Community Schools, Coopersville Area Public Schools, Creative Technologies Academy, Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools, Grandville Public Schools, Holland Public Schools, Newaygo Public Schools, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District and West Ottawa Public Schools have selected Infinite Campus as their district-wide student data and education process management system.

“We are pleased that these leading schools in western Michigan have selected Infinite Campus as their student data management system,” said Charlie Kratsch, founder and CEO of Infinite Campus. “The commitment of these districts to use Infinite Campus is directly linked to the successful partnership we’ve established with Zeeland Public Schools since their decision to implement in 2004.”

With separate contracts, these 11 districts totaling over 33,500 students, are planning a fall 2006 rollout of Infinite Campus. In addition, Zeeland Public Schools, with 5,000 students, is currently using Infinite Campus.

“For the past two years we have been using Infinite Campus in our district,” says Stephen Braunius, director of instructional technology for Zeeland Public Schools. “The system has allowed us to implement our vision of getting real-time data to our entire school community. This occurs through a logical Web interface that allows us to support teaching and learning.”

Student data is managed through a centralized database providing real-time information to those who need it. When an Infinite Campus user enters data into the system, everyone can view the changed data immediately without waiting for overnight uploads or data synchronizations.

Teachers, administrators and counselors benefit from using secure, real-time data to help them make effective decisions regarding instruction. Parents, guardians, and students benefit by being able to access their student data via the Campus Portal on the Web to understand assignments, attendance, and grades.

“We reviewed several products and our district unanimously selected Infinite Campus to help us manage class scheduling, record attendance, post grades and report student information to the state of Michigan,” says Timothy Purkey, assistant superintendent of Grandville Public Schools. “It will meet the challenges of tomorrow that constantly come our way due to a variety of outside influences. Infinite Campus will position our district for the future.”

To help Michigan schools comply with annual state and federal reporting requirements, Infinite Campus provides a built-in Michigan Single Record Student Database (SRSD) state reporting interface. The reporting interface produces all of the state-required SRSD extracts for testing via the state’s SRSD Error Check program and subsequent transmission to the state.
 
In February 2006, Infinite Campus announced a partnership agreement with Optimal Solutions of Wyoming, Michigan. Optimal Solutions will be instrumental in helping these school districts with local services and support.

“With over 14 years of experience of providing sales and services of student information systems in the state of Michigan, Optimal Solutions is well positioned to provide the services that these districts are expecting from their Infinite Campus investment,” said Jeffrey Ingle, president of Optimal Solutions, Inc. “The Infinite Campus experience for us has been a breath of fresh air. The entire team is dedicated to a quality product, service and training – they truly understand the needs of the K12 marketplace.”

About Allendale Public Schools
Allendale Public Schools is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. With over 2,000 students, their mission, in partnership with the community, is to provide the best educational environment possible challenging all students to reach their highest potential. www.allendale.k12.mi.us

About Black River Public Schools
Black River Public School, with 700 students, is a non-profit college preparatory school chartered by Grand Valley State University. Located in the historic Holland Furnace building near downtown Holland, Michigan, Black River serves students in grades 1 through 12. Black River is fully accredited by the North Black River Central Association of Colleges and Schools. www.blackriverpublicschool.org

About Caledonia Community Schools
Caledonia Community Schools is centered in a suburban/rural area near Grand Rapids, Michigan. The district covers a 99 square mile area with four elementary, two middle and one high school serving over 3,700 students. www.caledonia.k12.mi.us

About Coopersville Area Public Schools
Coopersville Area Public Schools, home of the Broncos, serves approximately 2,500 students from the region on a beautiful campus located within the City of Coopersville. It is the mission of Coopersville Area Public Schools to: inspire all students to embrace a lifelong love of learning, to achieve their goals, and to be compassionate citizens who contribute to the global community. www.coopersvillebroncos.org

Creative Technologies Academy
With 340 students, Creative Technologies Academy is a community committed to excellence in education and grounded in the Michigan Curriculum Framework and technologies essential to our society. CTA seeks to provide personalized programs so that students can formulate goals which will assist them in career planning and the development of life skills. www.ctaschool.com

About Grandville Public Schools
Grandville Public Schools consists of eight elementary schools, a high school and an alternative school. The district covers 50 square miles with an enrollment over 6,000 students.
www.grandville.k12.mi.us

About Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools
Providing a faith-based education since 1906, Catholic Central High School and West Catholic High School comprise the Grand Rapids Catholic Secondary Schools. With over 1,400 students, GRCSS embraces the philosophy of advancing the formation and education of each student in spirit, mind, and body.  GRCSS proudly graduates ninety-seven percent of its students with over 80% of each graduating class continuing on to higher education.  www.grcss.org

About Holland Public Schools
Founded in 1848, the Holland Public School District has earned state and national recognition for excellence in education. Holland Public Schools believes in an uncompromising commitment to student achievement and an unending quest to maximize student success. In partnership with our parents and community, we provide opportunities and high quality education to all students which will allow them to reach their full potential and prepare them for the future. www.hollandpublicschools.org

About Newaygo Public Schools
Newaygo Public Schools is a rural district located in southeast Newaygo County. It is located 35 miles north of Grand Rapids and 25 miles northeast of Muskegon. With K-12 enrollment of 2,000, their mission is to provide, in partnership with parents, students, and the community, an equitable, effective, accountable, and high-quality education. www.newaygo.net

About Ottawa Area Intermediate School District
Ottawa Area ISD provides programs and services to eleven K-12 public school districts as well as charter, parochial and private schools with the Ottawa area including Allendale, Black River, Coopersville, Holland Public, West Ottawa Public Schools and Zeeland Public mentioned in this release.  www.oaisd.org 

About West Ottawa Public Schools
The West Ottawa Public School district organized October 1958 is located in southwestern Ottawa County. West Ottawa is committed to providing a caring community that challenges and inspires students to learn and succeed in a diverse world. Over the past five years, enrollment has increased by an average of three percent with enrollment approaching 8,000 students. Talented students, involved parents, dedicated staff, and a well-aligned curriculum are all ingredients to ensure that “Bright Futures Begin at West Ottawa Public Schools!” www.westottawa.net

About Zeeland Public Schools
The Zeeland Public School district encompasses the city of Zeeland, a portion of the city of Holland, and eight rural townships in Ottawa and Allegan Counties. In the 2004-2005 school year, a record 3,617 BRIDGE volunteers worked 42,646 hours in our classrooms. The North Central Association has granted Zeeland its “exemplary” level of endorsement in the transitions program from different grade levels through the transition to college. www.zeeland.k12.mi.us

About Optimal Solutions
Optimal Solutions was formed in 1993 with the mission of supplying network integration services and support, school finance and student administration services, video streaming and on demand solutions as well as custom programming for K-12 school districts, higher education and medical institutions. Optimal takes pride in maintaining highly qualified and knowledgeable staff that provide superior service and support for its clients and feel strongly about improving the use of technology in schools.  www.optimalinternet.com

About Infinite Campus
For more than thirteen years Infinite Campus has successfully implemented its solutions for customers of all sizes. Today, Infinite Campus applications manage more than 1.25 million students in 22 states. Infinite Campus customers range from districts with fewer than 100 students to those with more than 100,000 as well as regional consortia, state departments of education and the federal government. www.infinitecampus.com